principle of parsimony

principle of parsimony: French\ \ principe d'économie

German\ \ Parsimonitätsprinzip

Dutch\ \ karigheidsprincipe

Italian\ \ principio di economicità

Spanish\ \ principio de parsimonia

Catalan\ \ principi de parsimònia

Portuguese\ \ princípio de parsimónia; princípio de parsimônia (bra)

Romanian\ \ -

Danish\ \ -

Norwegian\ \ -

Swedish\ \ -

Greek\ \ αρχή της φειδωλότητας

Finnish\ \ säästeliäisyyperiaate

Hungarian\ \ gondosság elve

Turkish\ \ tutumluluk ilkesi (prensibi)

Estonian\ \ säästlikusprintsiip

Lithuanian\ \ taupumo principas

Slovenian\ \ -

Polish\ \ zasada prostoty; zasada zwięzłości

Russian\ \ принцип экономии

Ukrainian\ \ принцип економії

Serbian\ \ -

Icelandic\ \ -

Euskara\ \ -

Farsi\ \ -

Persian-Farsi\ \ اصل امساک

Arabic\ \ مبدأ الاقتصاد أو مبدأ البخل

Afrikaans\ \ spaarsaamheidsbeginsel

Chinese\ \ 过度节约原则

Korean\ \ 절약성의 원리

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principle of parsimony — noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred • Syn: ↑Occam s Razor, ↑Ockham s Razor, ↑law of parsimony • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑rule … Useful english dictionary
Parsimony — is a less is better concept of frugality, economy, stinginess or caution in arriving at a hypothesis or course of action. The word derives from Middle English parcimony , from Latin parsimonia , from parsus , past participle of parcere : to spare … Wikipedia
principle (or law) of parsimony — the scientific principle that things are usually connected in the simplest or most economical way. → parsimony … English new terms dictionary
parsimony — parsimony, parsimonious The principle that the best statistical model among all satisfactory models is that with the fewest parameters. Hence, more generally, the principle which asserts that if it is possible to explain a phenomenon equally… … Dictionary of sociology
Principle of least effort — The principle of least effort is a broad theory that covers diverse fields from evolutionary biology to webpage design. It postulates that animals, people, even well designed machines will naturally choose the path of least resistance or effort … Wikipedia
parsimony — [ pα:sɪməni] noun extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources. Phrases principle (or law) of parsimony the scientific principle that things are usually connected in the simplest or most economical way. Origin ME: from L. parsimonia,… … English new terms dictionary
parsimony — in phylogenetic systematics, the principle that the phylogeny requiring the least number of character changes is most likely correct (simpler is better). Use of many characters may swamp reversals and convergences as these are relatively rare and … Dictionary of ichthyology
parsimony — noun a) Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. b) By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem. Syn: economy, frugality, stinginess, niggardliness See Also: parsimonious … Wiktionary
parsimony, law of — Another name for Ockham s razor, or more generally for any methodological principle that counsels us to expect nature to use the simplest possible means to any given end … Philosophy dictionary
law of parsimony — noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred • Syn: ↑Occam s Razor, ↑Ockham s Razor, ↑principle of parsimony • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑rule … Useful english dictionary
law of parsimony — Philos. a principle according to which an explanation of a thing or event is made with the fewest possible assumptions. Cf. Occam s razor. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium

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